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NON-COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES UNDER PROTOCOLS & CONVENTIONS
Majority of Multi-Lateral Environmental Agreements provide for a non-compliance mechanism, instead of a judicial or quasi-judicial process. Their objective is to bring about increased compliance among member states, instead of coercing them into following the mandate. This helps improve participation and ratification. The non-compliance procedures usually make recommendations and suggest course of actions that theContinueContinue reading “NON-COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES UNDER PROTOCOLS & CONVENTIONS”
EMERGING ALTERNATE FORUMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ADJUDICATION
Environmental harm can be inflicted by State acts, Private acts, or acts committed outside the territory of a state. The transboundary nature of environmental harm was well demonstrated by the landmark case of Trail Smelter Arbitration – a precedent that continues to shape the narrative on Environmental Justice through judicial forums. The victim (a personContinueContinue reading “EMERGING ALTERNATE FORUMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ADJUDICATION”
USA Survived a Demagogue, But What About Other Countries?
It seems that USA has exported so much of democracy that only a little has been left for home.
Explained: The BCI Rules, 2020
Under the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), the National Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC) to regulate the entire higher education sector including teachers’ education. The NEP 2020 excludes medical and legal education from the purview of NHERC. Thus, medical council to be regulated by the Medical Council of India and the legal education will beContinueContinue reading “Explained: The BCI Rules, 2020”
The BCI is Mistaken in Proposing Three Years of Experience for Judicial Services
Before making three-year compulsory practice for judicial services, the BCI must look into the matter as to who will the have the luxury of spending three years at the bar and also preparing for the judicial services. The advocacy is a noble profession, it must not become a luxury profession.
India and Pakistan Exchanged List of Nuclear Installations
The two nuclear powers in South Asia- India and Pakistan- shared the information regarding the nuclear installations and facilities an their respective countries. The exchange held through a diplomatic channel. India and Pakistan exchange such information under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between India and Pakistan. The Agreement,ContinueContinue reading “India and Pakistan Exchanged List of Nuclear Installations”
Domestic Violence: A Termite to Flesh, Minds and Values
INTRODUCTION “Violence is never domestic; it roars wild where every day she serves dinner to the carnivore in a porcelain made out of her broken bones.” By Monika Swain Domestic violence, which is in itself an epidemic across the globe spiked when couples were placed under mandatory lockdown restraining them to their homes in confinedContinueContinue reading “Domestic Violence: A Termite to Flesh, Minds and Values”
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award in India
Introduction International Trade and commerce has always held an important place in the economy of any country, hence exchange of contract between inter-state parties is the norm. It becomes tricky to hold other parties liable for not fulfilling their obligations when it comes to litigation in a foreign court. Therefore the existence of arbitration agreementContinueContinue reading “Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award in India”
SCORES – Analysis of Complaint Making Mechanism in SEBI
Introduction In India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was set up with a mandate to protect the interest of investors, to regulate and to promote the development of the securities market. Since 1992-92, it has operated the securities customer complaint systemwhich was renamed as the SCORES system (SEBI Complaints Redress System)with theContinueContinue reading “SCORES – Analysis of Complaint Making Mechanism in SEBI”